Microbial approaches for insect pest management
This book brings together specialized information on modern aspects of applied microbiology in pest management. In the last few decades, the humans have witnessed major advancements in Life Sciences, as a result several new and powerful tools and techniques have evolved. This ha…
Biopesticides have seen a recent growth, which is partially due to increased advances in biotechnological tools for pest control. However, the growth has been largely spurred by the growing needs for new tools to fight pesticide resistance and safer and more benign means of pest…
The Concise Illustrated Dictionary of Biocontrol Terms includes basic terminology related to the biological control of pests, together with state-of-the-art scientific and practical terms, for expedient comprehension and analysis of present, forecasted or in situ pest management…
The Concise Illustrated Dictionary of Biocontrol Terms includes basic terminology related to the biological control of pests, together with state-of-the-art scientific and practical terms, for expedient comprehension and analysis of present, forecasted or in situ pest management…
Insect transgenesis promises improvements in agriculture, pharmaceuticals and public health. Many important insects can now be routinely transformed with effectors that have useful applications. Agriculture presents the largest market for transgenic insects and has a foundationa…
Insect transgenesis promises improvements in agriculture, pharmaceuticals and public health. Many important insects can now be routinely transformed with effectors that have useful applications. Agriculture presents the largest market for transgenic insects and has a foundationa…
Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants: Science and Regulation
by Staff, National Research Council, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants, Plants, Committee on Genetically Modified Pest-Protected, Staff, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Presents the results of an investigation of the risks and benefits of genetically modified pest-protected (GMPP) plants and the coordinated Regulatory Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology affecting the use of these plants, commissioned and funded by the National Research Co…
This book explores the risks and benefits of crops that are genetically modified for pest resistance, the urgency of establishing an appropriate regulatory framework for these products, and the importance of public understanding of the issues. The committee critically reviews fe…
Regulation of Biological Control Agents in Europe
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Sustainable agriculture as a central science to solve global society issues. This book discusses such topics as Transgenic cotton for sustainable pest management, Conservation Agriculture, a different approach for crop production through sustainable soil and water management, an…